Woman labourer picking up a stack of brinks with a trumpline, Bada, Yuangyang, Yunnan Province, China
Over the past 1,300 years, the Hani people have developed a complex system of channels to bring water from the forested mountaintops to the rice terraces of the Honghe Hani region of Yunnnan Province, Southern China. Several ethnic minorities, each with a distinct traditional way of dressing live in villages above the terraces. The people are extremely hard working and have created an integrated farming system that involves buffalos, cattle, ducks, fish and eel and supports the production of red rice, the area’s primary crop. They gather in different villages on market day to sell their produce and buy necessities. Much of the heavy labor in the area is done manually by both men and women, as shown by this woman preparing to carry a load of heavy bricks on his back to a construction site.
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Location: near Bada rice terraces, Yuanyang, Yunnan Province, China
Photo credit: © Terry Allen / Alamy / Afripics
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